bodega

Meanings

1. A storehouse for maturing wine, a winery.
2. A store specializing in Hispanic groceries.
3. Any convenience store.
4. Any small or medium-sized shop with a unique facade in a shopping center plaza, usually located in the center or the sides of the plaza. (Does not include the anchor tenant of the shopping center, as they are usually referred to as the anchor.)
5. A warehouse; a storeroom.

1. A census-designated place in Sonoma County, California, United States.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bodega, from Latin apotheca (“storehouse”), from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “storehouse”). Doublet of apotheke and boutique. In New York popularized by the Puerto Rican community.